Madiha or Mediha ( ar, مدیحه) is a female given name meaning “praiseworthy.” The origin of the name is
Arabic
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People with the name
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Madiha Rashid Al-Madfai
Madiha Rashid Al-Madfai ( ar, مديحة رشيد المدفعي) (died 26 November 2019) was a Jordanian radio broadcaster for BBC Arabic. She was the first woman to broadcast news bulletins on BBC Arabic and presented multiple political program ...
(d. 2019), Jordanian radio broadcaster
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Madeeha Gauhar
Madeeha Gauhar (; 21 September 1956 – 25 April 2018) was a Pakistani TV and stage actress, playwright and director of social theater, and women's rights activist. In 1984, she founded Ajoka Theatre where social themes were staged in theat ...
, Pakistani actress
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Madiha Kamel
Madiha Kamel (; August 3, 1948 - January 13, 1997) was an Egyptian actress.
Biography
Madiha Kamel was born in Alexandria. In 1963, as a teenager, her family moved to Cairo. Accompanied by her mother, she presented herself to a modeling contest ...
(d. 1997), Egyptian actress
* Madiha (singer), a Dutch singer and songwriter
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Madiha Yousri
Madiha Yousri ( ar, مديحة يسري; née Hannouma Habib Khalil Ali ( ar, هنومة حبيب خليل); 3 December 1921 – 29 May 2018) was an Egyptian film and television actress. She starred in dozens of classic Egyptian films over th ...
(born Ghanima Habib Khalil in 1919), an Egyptian actress
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Madiha Shah
Madiha Shah is a Pakistani film and stage actor, and dancer. She was active in film during the 1990s.
Career
Shah began her career as a model, and one of her friends introduced her to television. Shah's first play, was the Punjabi-language ''Hari ...